Alcohol makes me play worse.
Good (and I put the stress on the word GOOD) pot however, is another story…it doesn’t make me play better, but it does help me tune out distractions and focus solely on the match at hand.
So…I guess neither makes me a BETTER player, but a good street fighter session with friends over a bong is just about the most fun thing ever invented.
I play worst, but it’s definitely more fun.
been playing street fighter high since my friends would come over for CvS2 matches in college. playing high is basically the norm for me, but i seem to play the same sober as well.
when we get back from the bar we always get games in - i get MUCH less patient with my Guile and my execution on the ultra goes down like 80% 
my Gief turns into a beast, though - i just really like throwing 360s when i’m drunk - so satisfying
I don’t smoke but I can barely play fighting games after drinking.
I find that when drinking, i seem to loosen up, become immune to stress, and excecute better than normal but there is a very fine line. If i go over it, i start to suck real bad. i go into every tourney buzzed now.
toking makes me suck real bad. it just slows reaction times and makes miskeys more likely. i can find the zone when stoned and play at a high level but its a challenge to keep in the zone. it helps with tourney stress though unless you dont smoke often and get all noided out.
bottom line is either one can help if you think it does. a drink or 2 =insta confidence for me. getting wasted though off either will make you suck. toking helps greatly for brainstorming new ideas too imo.
I play like garbage drunk… Duralath can attest to that. Once I drink all my motor skills go out the window. I’ve HEARD good things about playing high but I cant speak first hand.
Am I the only one that just loses all coordination when I play (or hell, try to do anything) drunk?
i play a little worse, but its worth it since i have more fun and dont get pissed over the stupid shit
Drugs and alcohol are fun. SFIV is fun. No reason not to put them all together. If you want to get all srs business and bring your A+ game then it’s probably a bad idea. It just depends what’s more important to you; winning at all costs or having a good time. Both opinions are valid and there’s no rule saying you can’t destroy people when you’re wasted, but I really doubt that anyone plays better drunk or stoned. That’s like the dudes who say they drive better when they’re drunk
I’ve got to say that weed is significantly less impairing than alcohol, and if you compare playing drunk to playing high first hand that becomes apparent very quickly. Same goes for working high compared to working drunk or doin anything cerebral really. Assuming you’re a pothead. If you’re new to tree… well I can’t comment because I’ve been smoking since before i got into competitive fighting games :wonder:. But I would assume that (like anything demanding on the brain) if you aren’t used to being high you’re abilities will drop.
If you smoke frequently your brain adapts and the concentration-enchancing effects of weed outweigh the impairment (slower reactions). A lot of the best marvel players I know are huge potheads, and they play so much that their reaction times no longer drop. And you can’t play marvel if you’re reactions are impaired, that’s for sure.
Until you get schizophrenia. Or the many, many other psychological problems that occur with long-term use of cannabis, which last time I checked was illegal.
Doesn’t DSP do all his YouTube SF4 Madness videos whilst drunk? I swear he’s blotto with some of the stuff he comes out with whilst on that game.
And ironically enough, habitual alcohol consumption is 4 times as likely to induce psychosis and 4 times as legal :rolleyes:
Source?
I could always go and pull up a whole bunch of articles on the health risks of cannabis if you want, but that doesn’t detract from the fact that you lot really shouldn’t be telling people that in the long run cannabis is good for you.
that is the most square thing I have ever read in my life.
Loosen up your belt and bring down your pants a little there urkel. :looney:
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playing high is awesome, and you do get used to playing high. also, i find that playing high hallows me to concentrate and focus much more. I have problems with my attention span but playing stoned helps me relax and play calmly as well as totally focusing on the match and not being distracted.
drone like comment
It’s okay not to conform. BTW, I’ve seen more disastrous events from alcohol than any other drug, especially the illicit. Don’t get me started on opioids.
Looks like Scruff McGruff won the battle for your weak little mind. Got any vintage D.A.R.E. stickers laying around you could shoot my way? It would be much appreciated.
But yeah, in regards to what the Charmander dude said…your brain adapts as you smoke more, and you learn to be more in control of yourself. It’s much more enjoyable that way…I quit smoking, tried again and had a terrible time. It’s the getting WAY TOO BLAZED to even formulate coherent thoughts that keeps me from getting back into smoking full time.
Hey look, personal attacks as soon as I point out that cannabis is actually illegal and really shouldn’t be smoked. Seems to me that it must be hard to defend it any other way than by making a parody of the other guy.
I really can’t care less if some idiot smokes it, but when some idiot smokes it then tells you how good it is, I have a problem, even if I’m just a lurker.
EDIT: I might as well make this clear - I don’t especially believe that cannabis should be a banned drug - it itself is probably about as bad as smoking tobacco. However, one sided “oh yes, cannabis really relaxes me” conversations sound somewhat iffy to me, because that drug is certainly not sunshine and rainbows. People have to remember that in the long run it is harmful to both body and mind and for the time being it is illegal both in the UK where I live and in the US, and should be treated just like any other illegal drug discussion - you should not be condoning its use.
Definately not trying to derail this thread with a debate, but all drugs are bad, and alcohol is one of the most psychologically and physically damaging (did i mention profitable?!). Then again, extended periods of street fighter (post-tourny sessions reaching 8 in the morning with work at 9 come to mind) certainly aren’t good for you either, but we’re all adults here and whatever damage I do to my body isn’t the topic at hand.
I only ever play Blanka drunk :nunchuck:. Fun as shit! When I smash the stick forward, and blanka flies across the screen and smashes into the opponents face, it’s so satisfying :woot:
Edit: Oh you editted your post to seem like less of a dick.
Never said in the long run it’s good for you. Just for your metagame. Nor did i recommend it, only sharing my first hand experiances.
tl;dr Adults are talking, leave.
you were better off lurking :nunchuck:
I’m just trolling you, don’t mind me.
I showed someone a video of me playing drunk and he asked, “Why don’t you play like that more often?” T_T
Fairlysadpanda clearly has no idea why cannabis was made illegal in the first place. There is also absolutely no firm causal link between marijuana use and schizophrenia or psychosis, none whatsoever. It’s also remarkably non-toxic, unlike alcohol which is literally poison. (I like both anyways)
Quit being such a loser dude. Now if you’ll excuse it me, it is time for my heroin.